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Kuchar comes up clutch at Sawgrass
By DOUG FERGUSON | Associated Press – PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The only complaint about Matt Kuchar was not winning enough.
2012 NHL playoffs: Capitals reinvented themselves but still fell short
Washington’s loss in Game 7 Saturday night and elimination at the hands of the New York Rangers marked the fifth consecutive season that the team failed to advance beyond the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Given everything the team went through, from the coaching change to not clinching a playoff berth until the penultimate game of the regular season, reaching a seventh game in the conference semifinals was considered an accomplishment to some players
Players, NFL disagree on context of bounty email (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) An email from an imprisoned friend of the Saints coaching staff with a postscript saying, ”put me down for $5,000” on Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has become another sore point between players being punished for New Orleans’ bounty system and the NFL. The email, obtained by The Associated Press, was written from prison by marketing agent Mike Ornstein shortly before the Saints’ 2011 season opener against the Packers. Ornstein once represented Reggie Bush and later got to know members of the Saints’ coaching staff
Players, NFL disagree on context of bounty email
By BRETT MARTEL | Associated Press – NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An email from an imprisoned friend of the Saints coaching staff with a postscript saying, “put me down for $5,000″ on Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has become another sore point between players being punished for New Orleans’ bounty system and the NFL . The email, obtained by The Associated Press, was written from prison by marketing agent Mike Ornstein shortly before the Saints ‘ 2011 season opener against the Packers.
Ovechkin helps Caps beat Rangers 2-1, force Game 7
By HOWARD FENDRICH | Associated Press – WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin rebounded from a rare zero-shot performance by scoring after 88 seconds Wednesday night, Braden Holtby made 30 saves, and the Washington Capitals recovered from a potentially devastating loss by beating the top-seeded New York Rangers 2-1 to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinal.
Simpson in 3-way tie for lead at Quail Hollow
By DOUG FERGUSON | Associated Press – CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Webb Simpson was nervous playing in the same group with Tiger Woods . It sure didn’t show Thursday in the Wells Fargo Championship.
Agent: Lions make offer to free agent RB Grant (Yahoo! Sports)
GREEN BAY, Wis . (AP) Free agent running back Ryan Grant is considering a contract offer from the Detroit Lions , according to his agent.
Players vowing to fight bounty suspensions (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) All but four of the 27 current or former Saints that the NFL linked to New Orleans’ cash-for-hits bounty system can now look forward to next season free of worry that they’ll be forced to miss games, or game checks. As for those who’ve been suspended, they were sanctioned as severely as the coaches and general manager punished before them, and now must determine what measures they’re willing to take to show NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that he got it wrong
Dancing Driver faces uncertain future in Green Bay (Yahoo! Sports)
GREEN BAY, Wis . (AP) Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy both enjoy watching veteran wide receiver Donald Driver compete on ”Dancing With the Stars.” There is no guarantee he’ll be on the roster by the time training camp rolls around. Driver is the leading receiver in franchise history with 735 catches for 10,060 yards.
Dancing Driver faces uncertain future in Green Bay (Yahoo! Sports)
GREEN BAY, Wis . (AP) Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy both enjoy watching veteran wide receiver Donald Driver compete on ”Dancing With the Stars.” There is no guarantee he’ll be on the roster by the time training camp rolls around.